The next few hours were paramount to torture for Ginny. She was sitting outside of the hospital wing with her knees pulled in close to her chest, simply waiting for any news to come for Harry. Then a terrible thought entered Ginny's mind. I am the reason Harry is hurt, it's all my fault. Right after this, the door opened to the hospital wing, Ginny sprang up and made her way to the assistant, but before she could get there Ron and Hermione got there first. When did they get here? Ginny thought to herself. She hadn't realized that they too had been waiting anxiously for news on Harry. "Excuse me but can you please tell us how Harry is doing?" Hermione pleaded. The assistant looked down and smiled at Hermione, "This must be Mr. Potter's girlfriend." she thought to herself. "Don't worry ms…" "Granger, Hermione Granger'' Hermione added. "Yes, don't worry Ms Granger, I won't lie to you Harry, has a long and hard road to recovery ahead of him." " He has stabilized and his heart is beating once again." "Can we go in and see him?" Ron then asked. The assistant looked at Ron `` I don't have a problem with you going to see him but I must warn you, Mr. Potter is still unconscious, also I am only the assistant, if Madam Pomfree tells you to leave, you must do so.
She then looked between Ron and Hermione. " I personally think it will do Mr. Potter good to have his friend and girlfriend by his side." said the assistant, at this Hermione jumped in " what do you mean it will do him good, I thought you said he was unconscious?" Hermione asked, her hunger for knowledge evident. Ron saw movement behind him and saw Ginny behind them. He then quickly nudged Hermione "Isn't there something else you should be saying….out loud?" Ron said no to quietly. Hermione then gave Ron a puzzled look until she followed his eyes to Ginny who was standing behind them, A look of shock in her eyes at what she had just heard. Hermione quickly put two and two together. "Oh ya also Harry is not my boyfriend we are just friends Nothing more." Hermione added loud enough for Ginny to hear. The assistant simply smiled at her "Shame, I think you two would make a cute couple." but before Hermione could respond the assistant took her leave. Hermione turned to Ginny " Harry and I are only friends." she stated as a matter of fact. "Oh..ok" Ginny said quietly. Why would she go out of her way to tell me that….. She doesn't know that I fancy him, does she?" but cut herself off as she saw her brother and Hermione entering the hospital wing, she quickly followed.
As the three entered the hospital wing, they located the bed that Harry was resting on. All three walked towards Harry's bedside and were able to finally see him. Ginny's hands went straight to her mouth and her heart skipped a beat, Harry's lay there motionless but seeing Harry in that condition wasn't what alarmed Ginny. As her eyes went to Harry's arm she saw that protruding from the wound from the basilisk, black lines were slithering up and down Harry's arm along his veins. "Madam Pomfrey, what is wrong with Harry's arm?" asked Ginny quietly. Madam Pomfrey looked at Ginny with a stern expression and was about to yell at her and the two behind her until she saw Ginny's eyes. She had never seen someone look so worried in her life and she had been working as a matron for a long time.
Her eyes softened and decided to drop her tough exterior that she always held with students. "Dont worry dear, Mr Potter should be fine." stated madam Pomfrey "Should be?" asked Hermione with concern evident in her voice. Madam Ponfrey looked at the three and quickly decided. "Ginny dear," she said with care in her voice "could you please go to professor Snape and have him give you these potions and then bring them back to me?" she asked while scribbling down a list of potions, handing them to Ginny. "S….ure." Ginny said confused and hurried to go fetch the potions. Once the door had closed Madam Ponfrey turned back to Ron and Hermione. "Ron, Hermione, you two are his best friends and have been with him through everything, I can't even count the amount of times you two have been in here when Harry has been injured." Madam Pomfrey then looked over at Harry, "poor boy" she said softly almost to herself. Looking back at Ron and Hermione she began again " i sent Ginny away for she is young and just eccoereind her own trama…. Knowing what i'm about to tell you would do her no good...she needs to focus on recovering. Ron and Hermione looked at each other and nodded in agreement. " I feel as you two are his best friends you deserve to know." " To answer your question Ms Granger i do not know how Harry will recover...if he recovers at all." Ron looked away from madam Pomfrey and towards Harry, he didn't want either of them to see if I couldn't control his eyes from tearing up. Hermione had no such problem because her eyes began to water. "Harry has been infected by Basilisk venom to be honest with you….by all rights Mr. Potter shouldn't be alive right now. Hearing this the tears in her eyes began to flow freely. " Also since this is the first time the person hasn't died from the venom the effects are unknown." "I have some theories on how I can treat Mr. Potter but…. I'm just not certain.." she started looking over at Harry, her eyes downcast. Hermione then spoke up "Ron and I will Help!" She said with determination shown in her eyes as tears were still falling. "How will you do that? I already have assistants to help me, no offense, are much more qualified than you two." Pomfrey said delicately, trying not to crush her spirits. Hermione with the same look of determination in her eyes said "the library, we will research in the library and try and find something… we will find something that will help.
" "I will go to Professor Dumbledore and ask for the two of us to stay at Hogwarts over the summer so we can research." Ron was about to groan at the thought of spending his summer in the library but quickly gave himself a mental slap. This is for Harry, he would do the same for me, I need to be there for him. Ron looked over at hermione. " ya, we will stay here over summer vacation and find a way to help Harry." confirmed Ron. Hermione gave Ron a smile and a nod at that. Harry certainly has amazing friends . thought Madam Pomfrey as she returned to treating Harry. Ron and Hermione rushed out of the room to talk to the headmaster about their plan. A few minutes after they left Ginny returned and gave madam Pomfrety the potions she had sent her out for. " Thank you Ms. Weasley." Madam Pomfrey said while taking the potions from her. "Where are Hermione and my brother?" she asked in a love voice, her eyes never leaving Harry. "Don't worry they have simply gone to speak to professor Dumbledore." she said while organizing the potions and putting them on a table next to Harry's bed. Something not right here, what would Hermione and Ron need to speak to professor Dumbledore? Ginny thought to herself. "What are they asking him?" She replied. Madam Pomfrey was about to answer but caught herself. If she finds out that they are trying to stay she will want to too… and if she does she will find out the truth about Harry. So she made up a quick lie, "I believe Ms. Granger wanted to speak about her classes next year, after all she is the brightest in her year. I am sure she simply wants to get a head start this summer." she stated I really hope she bought that, i'm sorry for lying to you but it's for your own health. She said while eyeing Ginny carefully. "That makes sense." Ginny said once again in a low volume. That was a lie. I know that was a lie, there is no way Hermione and Ron both went up there to talk about classes. Harry is their best friend; they wouldn't leave his side…. I'm getting the feeling of being left in the dark. Ginny made her way to the chair besides Harry's bed and sat down. I'm sorry Harry, this happened because of me…. I wish there was something I could do to help. Ginny thought to herself. She then noticed that Harrys non non-injured arm near her wasn't under the blanket. I will be here for you Harry. I will stay by your side. Ginny thought to herself as she slowly started to reach her hand over to Harry's. Because i. Before Ginny could finish her thought, and only an inch away from holding Harry's hand, the door opened startling Ginny and making her jump back. Ginny looked up to see who the visitors were and saw that Hermione and Ron had returned.
Sorry for the slightly short chapter, also I apologize if this chapter was not as good as the first two. This chapter was meant to be a plot setup for many chapters to come. I will try to get the next chapter out faster this time around. I hope you enjoyed chapter 3 (:
Scrappy8: Thank you for your comment, i agree and sadly for Harry it seems his journey has only just begun (:
Thank you to H1dd3nRush for editing this chapter
